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Chronicles, Musings and Debates about Interracial & Intercultural RelationshipsTue, 12 Dec 2017 22:10:35 +0000en-UShourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.123522080Black Media Swoops In to Remind Us Meaghan Markle Is Marrying the Slave Master. Why??http://www.beyondblackwhite.com/black-media-swoops-remind-us-meaghan-markle-marrying-slave-master/
http://www.beyondblackwhite.com/black-media-swoops-remind-us-meaghan-markle-marrying-slave-master/#commentsThu, 07 Dec 2017 03:46:46 +0000http://www.beyondblackwhite.com/?p=43638Did you see the article published in The Grio today, about their “concern” over the idea that a mixed race woman of African American decent is marrying into the royal family and people FORGETTING about England’s legacy of slavery. Oh…really?? Here’s what they said… The British royals may be set to welcome a Black member […]

Did you see the article published in The Grio today, about their “concern” over the idea that a mixed race woman of African American decent is marrying into the royal family and people FORGETTING about England’s legacy of slavery. Oh…really??

Here’s what they said…

The British royals may be set to welcome a Black member into their family, but that doesn’t mean they’re off the hook for hundreds of years of colonizing and enslaving Africans and dark-skinned people around the globe, all while amassing a ton of wealth in the process.

Sorry to be the one to throw cold water on the recent announcement of Prince Harryand Meghan Markle‘s engagement, but somebody has to do it.

Hmmm…let’s see what else…

The British royal family presided over the exploitation of untold millions of people in Africa, India and around the world. Britain’s national wealth, and the riches of the royal family were built off the backs of slaves, making the Industrial Revolution possible.

Oh wow! That’s TERRIBLE!! They really, really HATE slavery. And-and-and-and this organization is being very specific about reminding black people that those white English folks are white supremacists too, and probably Meaghan is a bed wench. That is what they like to call us black or mixed race women with African ancestry when we don’t fall in line, now isn’t it?

Do you notice that when a black man marries a white woman, nobody is rushing in to do DNA tests and ancestry forensics to see if that woman is the decedents of slaves? That’s so weird…

I’d rather them STOP trying to remind us of ancient history and focus MORE on the slave trade that is happening RIGHT NOW in Libya. They’ve written a few articles, but can we please get some more, maybe organize and mobilize your vast audience to march on Washington to free our black brothers and sister? Maybe ask Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to pitch in our something?

Ladies, don’t be so gullible. See the game that’s being played on you.

]]>http://www.beyondblackwhite.com/black-media-swoops-remind-us-meaghan-markle-marrying-slave-master/feed/24543638Libya: Black People Only Care About Slavery When White People Do Ithttp://www.beyondblackwhite.com/libya-black-people-care-slavery-white-people/
http://www.beyondblackwhite.com/libya-black-people-care-slavery-white-people/#commentsMon, 04 Dec 2017 03:16:23 +0000http://www.beyondblackwhite.com/?p=43612I heard about the slave trade happening in Libya a couple weeks ago, when my Sudanese hair braider alerted me to the news channel she watches from her country. She was outraged, and I was puzzled, and a bit suspicious. I mean, if there were actual people being SOLD WHOLESALE…BLACK PEOPLE…wouldn’t our mainstream media–or at […]

]]>I heard about the slave trade happening in Libya a couple weeks ago, when my Sudanese hair braider alerted me to the news channel she watches from her country. She was outraged, and I was puzzled, and a bit suspicious. I mean, if there were actual people being SOLD WHOLESALE…BLACK PEOPLE…wouldn’t our mainstream media–or at least black media like The Grio, The Root, SOMEBODY–be talking about it? Weeks later, the only major American news outlet discussing this is CNN. You know…the organization our “president” calls “Fake News.” But this doesn’t look fake to me at all. There are actual people in cages. IN CAGES.

IN CAGES!!!!!!!!!!!! They’re being sold for as low as $800.

Now, I’m not going to expect media companies headed by white folks to care more about this than the black media, but…THE BLACK MEDIA IN AMERICA HAS BEEN SILENT. This SAME black media who screams white supremacy boogeyman, slave reparations, and evil whitey because of slavery hasn’t even picked up the CLIPS about it, and WHY? I’ll tel you why. BECAUSE THE PEOPLE SELLING BLACKS ARE BLACK TOO. And Arab. Their silence suggests they only CARE about slavery when WHITE PEOPLE DO IT. Which means they don’t really care about slavery at all.

Listen Hotep Nation, if you’re going to rail about “evil albinoids” and the inherent moral deficit of whites but ignore what’s happening in Libya right now, you’re hucksters. You’re fakes. You’re phonies. You’re not talking about it because it doesn’t fit into your narrative about how evil white slavers were, while you BLATANTLY IGNORE the EVIL that is happening RIGHT NOW. And why? Because the evil doers are NOT white. Not White = Don’t Care. Not White = No Media Coverage. Not White = No Clever Twitter Hashtags. You people make me SICK.

]]>http://www.beyondblackwhite.com/libya-black-people-care-slavery-white-people/feed/9343612Hartford University Student Bullied By White Roommate; School Keeps Mumhttp://www.beyondblackwhite.com/hartford-university-student-bullied-white-roommate-school-keeps-mum/
http://www.beyondblackwhite.com/hartford-university-student-bullied-white-roommate-school-keeps-mum/#commentsWed, 01 Nov 2017 03:33:44 +0000http://www.beyondblackwhite.com/?p=43474The story is developing, but a young, black University of Hartford student reported on her Facebook page that the school administration ordered her to keep silent about an incident involving her roommate, who is white. The roommate, unknown to us at the moment, systematically worked to push Jazzy Rowe out of the dorm by rubbing […]

The story is developing, but a young, black University of Hartford student reported on her Facebook page that the school administration ordered her to keep silent about an incident involving her roommate, who is white. The roommate, unknown to us at the moment, systematically worked to push Jazzy Rowe out of the dorm by rubbing bloody tampons on her backpack, putting moldy, spoiled food into her beauty products, and polluting her toothbrush with harmful bacteria, which may have cause a chronic infection. The roommate gleefully reported all her pranks on Instagram, in which Jazzy later discovered when she arranged to move out of the dorm. In the Instagram post, the bully announced that she’s finally gotten rid of “Jamaican Barbie.”

Jazzy went to the campus administration and they arranged a “not contact” order between the two young women, but later told Jazzy that the matter had been “dismissed” without any update about disciplinary action against the girl who harassed her. Out of frustration with the administration, Jazzy issued a plea that has been shared on Facebook thousands of times. “If the situation was reversed, and it was a black person who did this, I can’t help but wonder how this would be handled,” she says.

Perhaps it’s time for some of us to contact the University of Hartford, and ask them why they’re making this young girl feel like she has absolutely no recourse from someone who basically was poisoning her.

Stories like this make me fume and make me sad. Some white women have a cunning so foreign to black women that cultural differences don’t allow us to recognize it. While black women express their anger outward and obviously, white women are often quiet, deliberate, and silent in their hatefulness. When confronted, they often play innocent and count on the assumption that their “white purity” will give them the benefit of the doubt. I honestly didn’t know how expert many were at this level of bullying, but…let’s just say that the movies like Mean Girls, Cruel Intensions, and Carrie don’t come from nowhere. Young black girls and women unaccustomed to this level of bullying hardly see this coming, and it’s deeply wounding. I’ve been a victim of it more than a few times.

If anyone has an update on this story, please update us in the comments.

UPDATE: According to the latest reports, the perpetrator, Brianna Brochu, has been arrested. A university representative made this statement:

Upon learning of the incident, Public Safety immediately ensured that the victim was relocated to a safe location, notified local authorities, and provided support for their investigation. The accused student was subsequently arrested by the West Hartford Police Department and her case will proceed through the legal process. The University will continue to precisely execute our defined process outlined in the Code of Student Conduct.

The University strictly and swiftly followed all procedural and legal processes related to this alleged event; claims to the contrary are based on misinformation. The incident has brought about accusations of racism, and I want you to know that I hear and share your anger and frustration. Acts of racism, bias, bullying, or other abusive behaviors will not be tolerated on this campus. I pledge to do everything in my power to work with our community to address related concerns together.

]]>http://www.beyondblackwhite.com/hartford-university-student-bullied-white-roommate-school-keeps-mum/feed/9343474Proof Black Media is Responsible for Manipulating Us with #BlackLovehttp://www.beyondblackwhite.com/proof-black-media-responsible-manipulating-us-blacklove/
http://www.beyondblackwhite.com/proof-black-media-responsible-manipulating-us-blacklove/#commentsMon, 16 Oct 2017 02:59:17 +0000http://www.beyondblackwhite.com/?p=43410Since 2010, my critics–many of them in so-called “black media–have argued that a site like Beyond Black & White don’t need to exist. If black women want to interracially date and marry, they have the freedom to do it. Just swirl, and shut up and go away. Don’t promote it. It looks so desperate. But […]

]]>Since 2010, my critics–many of them in so-called “black media–have argued that a site like Beyond Black & White don’t need to exist. If black women want to interracially date and marry, they have the freedom to do it. Just swirl, and shut up and go away. Don’t promote it. It looks so desperate.

But it’s not considered “desperate” that black media outlets like BET openly shade ABC’s First Bachelorette, Rachel Lindsey, because she didn’t choose Eric Bigger, the guy this outlet can’t stop licking (the feature is like, ridiculously long and fawning). It’s another multi-page ego stroke for black men and a pretty overt message to black women that they should, in fact, always be checking for the brothers first. This, despite the absolute irrefutable FACT that black men date and marry interracially at TWICE the rate of black women, and upwards of 30% if they are educated.

Here’s the shade:

Lindsay stunned America by nailing the title of America’s first Black Bachelorette and then epicly failing at scoring the love of her life, first by breaking up with crowd favorite Peter Kraus (also a trainer… we’re sensing a pattern) and then by dumping Bigger and choosing a reality TV show veteran who promised her a proposal. She and her new beau are currently flaunting their love on the press circuit, hitting up everything from the morning shows to New York Fashion week. Believe me, we were just as shocked when Rach sent him packing on that three-hour marathon of a final episode and even more shocked when ABC finally revealed he wouldn’t be the one giving the roses away for season 22 of the blockbuster franchise. But then again… maybe we shouldn’t be.

Coming off the high of ABC crowning its first-ever Black Bachelorette, we were 100 percent rooting for #BlackLove all the way (hello, we’re Black Entertainment Television), so f*ck yeah, we ride with Issa Rae on that bias. The fact is healthy Black couples don’t get enough airtime on mainstream TV.

First off, Bryan is a chiropractor. He isn’t some reality show loser. And he didn’t promise a proposal, he actually followed through. And as far as “flaunting,” what…BET, are they supposed to go hide, like how you think all black women in interracial couplings should do?

This is why I hate you.

You know damn well black women are in a relationship and marriage crunch. You know damn well black men are dating Mei Ling, Harnisha, Maria, Jessica and (maybe) Keisha, and make absolutely NO APOLOGIES. You know damn well that black people have the lowest marriage rates and the highest divorce rates, and there’s a mismatch when it comes to eligible black men who are also degreed and comparably employed. You know this, because no doubt you were nodding in agreement when a host of comedians and self-proclaimed “relationship experts” told black women to lower their standards because degrees don’t keep them warm at night. Well here’s some news–black women want more than a hump of flesh stealing the covers. We want builders. We want protectors. We want providers. We don’t want to be beasts of burden who should just be happy with any old piece of a man in the name of #BlackLove.

Luckily, many black women in the comments section caught on to the shade against Rachel, so that gives me a sliver of hope.

“I guess Eric Bigger left out the part where he admitted that he hasn’t dated a Black woman in the past 5 years before coming on the show because he lives in LA! Which is fine, its his dating chioce….BUT! That’s pretty ironic and typical for the author of this bet article to try to tear down Rachel, a Black woman for her non Black love choice & not chosing Eric, a Black man who has ADMITTED not dating a woman LIKE Rachel (Black woman) in 5 years!!!!! This double standard is pretty disgusting BET…smh!”

This is what I’m talking about. All the passes are given to black men who make excuses why they pass up legions of available, beautiful and accomplished black women for other races, and it is NEVER questioned. Do these outlets think we’re that stupid? I guess so.

“Thanks Bet for the article, however, if Rachel Lindsey were not the lead on the show, no one would have gotten to see or know Eric. She allowed him to remain on the show to get the explosure he needed to build his brand. Let’s celebrate them both and not try to tear her down. No he wasn’t the one to get away from Rachel, she’s with the one she wanted.”

“The least you could have done was write an accurate article. Bryan didn’t just promise Rachel a proposal. He proposed. You could have sung Eric’s praises without attempting to denigrate Rachel. Rachel selected a fiance for herself, not Black America. Ms. Ortiz, I suggest you start living your life according to the whims of strangers. Practice what you preach.”

“BET you cheapened the interview with Eric by trying to bring down a Black woman. Shame on you. Your so called readers deserve better than this crap. But then we all know you’re not really for AfrIcan Americans since you’re owned by VIACOM. The least you could have done is ask Rachel AND Bryan for an interview this way it could have been an INFORMED interview instead of this article full of cheap hate and envy towards someone you obviously don’t know.”

Guess it’s too much at this point to ask the black media to stop guilting and manipulating black women so that black men can continue to exploit single, desperate black women who buy into their bullshit. Guess I shouldn’t expect much from a network that promoted the degradation of the black woman’s image for decades through (c)rap music. It’s clear who who you favor. We see you.

]]>http://www.beyondblackwhite.com/proof-black-media-responsible-manipulating-us-blacklove/feed/11643410Trump’s Former Biracial Girlfriend Says He’s No Racisthttp://www.beyondblackwhite.com/trumps-former-biracial-girlfriend-says-hes-no-racist/
http://www.beyondblackwhite.com/trumps-former-biracial-girlfriend-says-hes-no-racist/#commentsTue, 22 Aug 2017 19:08:38 +0000http://www.beyondblackwhite.com/?p=43137Apparently Donald Trump can’t be a racist if he once had a biracial girlfriend and once hung out with Don King and Russell Simmons. According to reports from the “few African American in his inner circle” he’s not. Kara Young, a popular biracial model (her mother is black; her father is white) who made fame […]

]]>Apparently Donald Trump can’t be a racist if he once had a biracial girlfriend and once hung out with Don King and Russell Simmons. According to reports from the “few African American in his inner circle” he’s not. Kara Young, a popular biracial model (her mother is black; her father is white) who made fame in the 80’s and dated Trump for two years, says that she brought up her racial makeup with him. In an interview published in the New York Times, Trump compared her background with another celeb. “You’re like Derek Jeter,” and she replied, “Exactly.” He only dated her because she was famous. He would never “lower” himself otherwise. Famous, powerful people are colorless to Trump.

Trump met Kara Young in 1997 at a party in the Hamptons and asked someone to give him her number. Guess Ms. Young was looking for a better deal, because she dumped then-boyfriend, reporter A.J. Benza, and Trump bragged about it on Howard Stern.

It is of my personal opinion that our current president is not a racist. In some ways, he’s worse. He’s an opportunist. Like he’s done his entire life, he gloms on to anyone or anything that can raise his profile or benefit him in some way–professionally or personally. To call him a racist is to grossly misjudge his cunning. “Forget black friends–he doesn’t have any friends. He’s actually a lonely man,” says Abe Wallach a former Trump executive. Sociopaths have no friends. Only victims.

Lynne Patton, head of the Department of Housing an Development says that Trump “doesn’t see color that way the average person does.”

Indeed he doesn’t.

Sidebar: Kara Young is the co-founder of Hair Rules. I know you’ve heard of it. She’s now married to billionaire Peter Georgiopoulos, the founder of the General Maritime Corporation, and they live in New York City with their two sons.

]]>http://www.beyondblackwhite.com/trumps-former-biracial-girlfriend-says-hes-no-racist/feed/5043137Charlottesville Riots: Is This Where We Really Want to Be?!http://www.beyondblackwhite.com/charlottesville-riots-really-want/
http://www.beyondblackwhite.com/charlottesville-riots-really-want/#commentsSun, 13 Aug 2017 04:07:44 +0000http://www.beyondblackwhite.com/?p=43079By now the world has witnessed the violence that has occurred in Charlottesville, Virginia, where white nationalists clashed with protestors during a “Unite the Right” march. It was heartening to see that protestors of the intolerance were made of all colors and backgrounds–this certainly isn’t the 1950’s. But with one woman killed and two police […]

]]>By now the world has witnessed the violence that has occurred in Charlottesville, Virginia, where white nationalists clashed with protestors during a “Unite the Right” march. It was heartening to see that protestors of the intolerance were made of all colors and backgrounds–this certainly isn’t the 1950’s. But with one woman killed and two police officers dead from a helicopter crash, and our “dear leader” trying to spread the culpability around instead of taking some fucking responsibility for the rats his rhetoric has emboldened to crawl out of their corners, I have to ask…was nixing Obamacare worth all this?

I have a dear friend who is married to a black woman that I know voted for Donald Trump. He didn’t really like the guy, but his distaste for Hillary Clinton was much worse. He like his proposed policies about immigration and overturning Obamacare, and basically held his nose about all the other racist dog whistling, sexism, and dumb-assedness. After it was clear what a train wreck this man was, I asked him again about his decision after three months of bumbling idiocy. He told me that the things he’s done really doesn’t affect his everyday life, so he doesn’t really care.

I wonder now, with hate groups proudly asserting that they are there because Trump has emboldened them, and our president, in turn, yet to explicitly call these hate mongers out, what he thinks now.

I also wonder how hispanic people who voted for Trump feel about seeing their friends, family, mothers, husbands and wives being deported. I wonder how gay and trans people now feel that he’s banned them from the military. I wonder how Muslims who voted Trump now feel about his position on refugees and the “Muslim ban” that tried (but failed) to restrict even LEGAL residents.

All the people who thought “it wouldn’t be them” are now getting a wake up call. And even the people who are interracially paired must also be held to account for ignoring all the racist dog-whistling that CAN affect the people you love. Your wives. Your children. Your in-laws and extended family.

When will you care?

And as I close, I want to leave you with this poem that a fan posted on my Facebook page that I think is quite appropriate.

First they came for the Communists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Communist
Then they came for the Socialists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Socialist
Then they came for the trade unionists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a trade unionist
Then they came for the Jews
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Jew
Then they came for me
And there was no one left
To speak out for me
—Martin Niemöller